Quote Originally Posted by TFOGGER View Post
I've read most of the text of the $2.2T bill already passed. Essentially, almost every federal program got to increase their budget by 50-200 percent, along with a bunch (~$700B) of earmarks for shit that have nothing to do with public health. The Smithsonian got $25M, as did the Kennedy Center. The National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities each got $75M...There's $300 for the African Development Fund...
It's nuts. And the stimulus checks only cost about 237 billion ($1200) + about 40 billion total for all the children checks ($500). Literally payments to placate the people to not ask further questions where the rest goes. I've had conservatives tell me "shut up and just spend your money!".....